Here's the ancient Chinese secret, though. The states may have created the federal government but we, the people, loan the states whatever power they wield.
The Tenth Amendment says the powers not delegated to the government by the states are reserved by the states or the people. The Declaration of Independence says government are instituted among men by the consent of the governed. That's us. WE are the governed. WE have the power to change to change the government.
WE need to get that through our thick skulls.
See post 10.
And as I understand it, a Concon opens ALL amendments to be changed, not just the ones we want changed. Is that true? If so, do we really want that?